arrr . . arrrrr . . .
I start talking back
to the crows
They are here in large numbers,
heading for the last persimmons ...
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My first wife, who died, used to do this all the time.
ReplyDeleteHad some lively conversations, believe me.
B.
LOL!
ReplyDeleteit comes to us all at sometime or another Gabi
Mike Keville
Last persimmon
ReplyDeletehas been lost
the cold morning
sakuo.
Thanks for sharing the last persimmon, Sakuo san !
ReplyDeleteFrom tomorrow we are expecting the first snow ... whow ...
Gabi
By a strange coincidence the fuyu persimmon seed I planted in a pot several weeks ago has a little sprout showing today! Perhaps it is International Persimmon Day, celebrated by both people and crows! If I am lucky it will grow and in 10 years I will get to eat a persimmon. If crows don't get it first.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime hoping you will write a first snow haiku.
--benbarba
Hi Benbara,
ReplyDeleteso let us hope for a persimmon harvest in your future and I can send you my crows to help harvesting ... my progress in CROW language is good, with so many teachers up in the treetops ...
It can be so irresistable!
ReplyDeleteThe magpies would be a little more challenging...
`-)
nice observation of a universal experience :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Marty !
ReplyDeleteYes, the crows are universal ... and more than plenty in my part of Japan!
Gabi
crows are smart, among tool using creatures
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There's a lovely book, prose but poetically written, by Englishman
ReplyDeleteMark Cocker called Crow Country.... a real inside look at the lives and intelligence of crows, rooks, and jackdaws.
D.
Mark Cocker is a keen fan of
ReplyDeleteWing Beats: British Birds in Haiku:
http://www.wingbeats.co.uk
A very big chuckle, Gabi. I've done that myself. Love it.
ReplyDeleteM.
Can't beat them so join them--as the expression goes!
ReplyDeleteWD
Cute and funny, Gabi. Arrrrre you apprentising yourself to the Master?
ReplyDeleteheian
I bet we've all done that, Gabi. And the crows are good at talking back to us, as well, I've noticed!
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Good one Gabi.
ReplyDeleteB.
I'm so glad to find I am not the only one devoted to crows and enjoy talking to them. They return the compliment by remaining in their sentinal perches, undisturbed by my proximity.
ReplyDeleteBerg
Funny how the sounds animals make is so different depending on the counrty and language of the decyphering entity. No simple cawing for you, Gabi San. Your Arrr makes me think of those crows as pirates.
ReplyDeleteheian